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Esther

Title
Esther / Handel.
Author
Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759.
Publication
London : Editions de l\u0027Oiseau-Lyre, [1985], ℗1985.

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Additional Authors
  • Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744
  • Arbuthnot, John, 1667-1735
  • Kwella, Patrizia
  • Kirkby, Emma
  • Rolfe Johnson, Anthony
  • Partridge, Ian
  • Elliott, Paul, 1950-
  • Minter, Drew
  • Thomas, David, 1943-
  • King, Andrew
  • Hogwood, Christopher
  • Racine, Jean, 1639-1699.
  • Westminster Cathedral. Boys Choir, performer. http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prf
  • Academy of Ancient Music (1973- ), performer. http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prf
Description
2 audio discs (97 min.) : digital, stereo; 4 3/4 in. +
Series Statement
Florilegium series
Uniform Title
Florilegium series.
Subjects
Note
  • L\u0027Oiseau-Lyre: 414 423-2 (414 424-2--414 425-2).
  • Oratorio; sung in English.
  • Performed on authentic instruments (A=415) from the original 1718 version.
  • Libretto probably by Alexander Pope and John Arbuthnot, based on Jean Racine\u0027s play.
  • "The present performance follows the text of the original 1718 version"--Program notes.
  • Compact discs.
  • Program notes and synopsis by Anthony Hicks and libretto in English with French and German translations (54 p. : ill.) in container.
  • Issued also as analog discs (414 424-1) and cassettes (414 423-4).
Event (note)
  • Recorded Oct. 1984 in St. Jude\u0027s Church, London.
LCCN
2894144232
OCLC
  • 19237025
  • ocm19237025
  • SCSB-2666621
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries